The Character of Swift's Satire: A Revised FocusClaude Julien Rawson The nature, style, and targets of Swift's witty, biting, and sometimes violent satire are critically investigated in this collection of essays. They portray Swift's social criticism in the light of his involvement in the politics of Anglo-Irish relations, and trace his literary roots, describing his connection with the Renaissance and studying his use of cliches and rhetoric. |
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... lines so that as we move down the hierarchy of genres ( as well as the hierarchy of buildings and building materials , from towers to cottages , slate to thatch ) , we see the lines themselves becoming bits of matter : a whole one for ...
... lines so that as we move down the hierarchy of genres ( as well as the hierarchy of buildings and building materials , from towers to cottages , slate to thatch ) , we see the lines themselves becoming bits of matter : a whole one for ...
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... lines . Intensifying our impressions of Mordanto's speed are those of his suddenness ; these are conveyed by Swift's witty de- ployment of the third line of his three - line stanza , as in stanzas five and six , to enact the surprise ...
... lines . Intensifying our impressions of Mordanto's speed are those of his suddenness ; these are conveyed by Swift's witty de- ployment of the third line of his three - line stanza , as in stanzas five and six , to enact the surprise ...
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... lines , perhaps the most personal Swift ever wrote , are addressed to a difficult woman . Swift joins their personal urgency— “ Me , surely me , you ought to spare ” —to an elegiac ac- knowledgment of that woman's lifelong virtue- " You ...
... lines , perhaps the most personal Swift ever wrote , are addressed to a difficult woman . Swift joins their personal urgency— “ Me , surely me , you ought to spare ” —to an elegiac ac- knowledgment of that woman's lifelong virtue- " You ...
Contents
Prefatory Note 793 | 9 |
Reflections on Swift | 21 |
A Tale of a Tub | 83 |
Copyright | |
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